PRAYERS FOR FOOD / WATER : IMPORTANT TRADITIONS FOR BETTER LIFE

PRAYERS FOR FOOD / WATER

how praying and blessing our food and water before consuming it can bring a positive change or shift in our lifestyle and thinking which are our important traditions for better life

let’s see how we can do it

HOW TO PRAY BEFORE FOOD AND WATER FOR BEST RESULTS

INTRODUCTION

Today’s topic is nothing peculiar or not unknown to many. in fact Many might be knowing it and practicing

it is about tHANKING and BLESSING your food and water before you consume it

yes this is a ritual which i have been following off late recently. and i find it really rewarding

whenever you sit in front of your food, look at the plate, see all the food that is served on the plate and either say a chant or a mantra or affirmations whichever you know

or simply saying tHANK YOU for the platter available to me for which many people cannot just think of

and then BLESS that this food gives health, wealth, prosperity and abundance in my life

it is the same done with water as well

whenever you take a glass of water in your hand, just look at it

and say THANK YOU for this divine water and again bLESS that this water gives health, happiness into our lives

this Technique i learnt from sister b. k. shivani

when we follow this ritual, we consume food in a right state of mind with no agitation, anger or any negative state of mind

by blessing and Thanking the food we convert the food into prasad ( holy food ) and Amrit (holy water) and bring positivity into our lives

when eating or drinking , chanting any mantra or name of god which you are familiar with will help you to stay in the present moment

and you will see that your focus will not go outside your plate or glass that you are consuming from

do check my earlier on intermittent fasting

https://reflectwithsmitha.com/intermittent-fasting-and-its-benefits/

BENEFITS OF PRAYING

1. it helps us to focus on god and to thank him in every area of our life

2. praying over our food to give thanks makes our food sanctified and blessed for us to consume it

3. we pray in order to remind us that god provides us food and without his provision there would be no food for us to eat

4. we have to be grateful for what he has given us and remain thankful for his uninterrupted supply

5. as we pray and decree god’s blessings over our food and water, we know that

a positive god’s blessings are over our food

and we can peacefully have it knowing that we are eating god’s remnants and we will suffer from no harmful effects

6. showing gratitude over our meals forces us to stop and be present and be mindful for what you are doing

7. you would be more mindful about your five senses

because you are mindfully eating, all your senses of taste, sound, sight, touch and smell becomes active

WHY PRAYERS FOR FOOD / WATER WHILE EATING AND DRINKING

1. god almighty is the greatest benefactor to humanity

he has given us everything from land, water, air, fire, vegetables, fruits and everything for human comforts.

god is the owner of this world

2. so before consuming anything, you have to take the permission

and express GRATITUDE or THANKS to the owner of this world

so that whatever we consume becomes nECTAR by the prayer to the god

3. Prayers also reminds us the proper place and importance of food in our lives

4. it reminds us that food has it’s purpose

food and water fuels our body, brings people together at the table and gives us so much joy to relish the food available for us

5. it helps us to do mindful eating

bringing all our senses on the plate thus helping us to eat in proportion and stop binge eating

6. you can be confident in who you are, knowing that food you are using to fuel and nourish your body is helping you to live out a powerful purpose that god has uniquely created

my only motto is to bring awareness in putting positivity into the objects that we are consuming so that we remain happy and healthy for a long time

after all, we all survive to fill our tummy whether rich or poor so why not do it in the right manner

CONCLUSION

so here i conclude,

hope i could put some insights in your thinking

hope you found this blog informative and that’s my mission

until next time, keep smiling

this is your sincere friend smitha signing off

much love…stay happy…stay blessed…ALWAYS